On 11/20/2016 7:55 AM, cshenk wrote:
> Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> cshenk wrote:
>>>
>>> If you have a 13-18lb Turkey, it needs to be in the fridge now. If
>>> it is bigger, you are late!
>>>
>>> Carol
>>
>> My 12 pounder went from freezer to fridge this afternoon.
>
> Thanks for fixing my typo Sheldon! My 13.5lb Turkey went in
> yesterday morning. My fridge is set a little lower (maybe 38.5F or
> something) so always takes a little longer.
>
I've always defrosted mine overnight submerged in cold water in the
kitchen sink.
Mind you, this was always with small turkeys, never the behemoths that
some people think are essential.
Graham